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- Abhidhamma.
See also
Psychology and Buddhism.
- Adhitthana (determination, resolution).
See also
Paramis.
- Adinava (drawbacks, dangers)
See also
Gradual instruction.
- Admonishment.
See also
Speech.
- Aging.
See also
Death;
Divine messengers;
Illness.
- AIDS.
See also
Illness.
- Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing).
- Anatta (not-self).
See also
Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- Anger.
See also
Conflict;
Ill-will (vyapada);
Kilesa (defilements);
Khanti (patience);
Metta (loving-kindness);
Nivarana (hindrances).
- As one thing that's good to kill: SN II.70
- What should you do if someone is angry with you?: SN VII.2
- A heated debate between two deities concerning the best response to ~: SN XI.5
- Does ~ carve into you like an inscription in stone?: AN III.133
- ~ can never be conquered with more ~: Dhp 3
- "Anger" (Dhammapada XVII)
- Seven dangers of giving in to ~: AN VII.60
- The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa Thera)
- Anguttara Nikaya.
- Anicca (impermanence, inconstancy).
See also
Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- As one of the ten Perceptions: AN X.60
- Ponder ~ constantly: Thag I.111
- Contemplate ~ to overcome ignorance: Iti 85
- Everything in the world is subject to disintegration: SN XXXV.82
- Anussati -- see Recollections, ten
- Appamada (heedfulness, zeal).
- Appropriate attention -- see Yoniso-manasikara.
- Arahant (fully-awakened being).
See also
Buddha;
Nibbana.
- Ariya-atthangika magga -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Ariya sacca -- see Four Noble Truths.
- Asava (fermentations, effluents, outflows, taints).
See also
Kilesa.
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: MN 2
- Three ~:
Iti 56,
Iti 57
- ~ and right view: MN 117
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN VI.63
- Asoka (Indian King, r. 273-232 B.C.E.).
- Asubha (unattractiveness, loathesomeness).
See also
Body,
Sensuality.
- Contemplation of ~ to maintain one's resolve towards celibacy: SN XXXV.127
- Mastery of ~ is a quality to be developed: MN 152
- Unattractiveness of the body as one of the ten Perceptions: AN X.60
- Using contemplation of ~ to subdue lust: Iti 85; also "The Work of a Contemplative," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Ven. Ananda's advice to Ven. Vangisa on overcoming lust: SN VIII.4
- Ajaan Maha Boowa's story of conquering lust by contemplating ~: "An Heir to the Dhamma," in Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Ven. Sister Subha plucks out an eye: Thig 14.1
- Attachment.
See also
Sensuality;
Tanha (craving).
- Is attachment to possessions a source of delight?: SN IV.8
- ~ to loved ones as a cause of sorrow: SN XLII.11, Ud VIII.8
- ~ to the body as a cause of further pain: Sn IV.2
- Attha-sila (the eight precepts) -- see Precepts.
- Aversion -- see Ill-will (vyapada).
- Avijja (ignorance).
See also
Kilesa (defilements);
Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Awakening.
See also
Nibbana;
Vimutti (release).
- Awareness -- see Sati.
- Ayoniso manasikara (inappropriate attention).
See also
Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).
- What to do when the mind is being consumed by unskillful thoughts: SN IX.11
- Kalyanamittata (admirable friendship).
See also
Teaching the Dhamma.
- Kamma (karma; intentional action).
See also
Devas;
Hell;
Planes of Existence, Thirty-One;
Rebirth;
Sagga (heaven).
- "Intentional Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
- "Right Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
- The laws of ~ and rebirth are as inviolable as the law of gravity: SN XLII.6
- As one of the five subjects for frequent recollection: AN V.57
- Reflect on your actions before, during, and after: MN 61
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN VI.63
- Actions of body, speech, and mind determine one's future course: MN 41
- How to ease the inevitable bad results of one's past bad deeds: SN XLII.8
- The rewards of skillful ~: AN VIII.40
- The results of unskillful ~: AN VIII.40
- The ten courses of skillful ~: AN X.176
- The ten courses of unskillful ~: AN X.176
- The difference between "old" and "new" ~: SN XXXV.145
- When I perform an action, am I the same person when I experience its results, or am I a different person?: SN XII.46
- Why do the results of bad deeds vary from one person to another?: AN III.101
- The influence of present and past ~ on the development of skillful qualities: AN VI.86
- Five bad actions that you should never do: AN V.129 (also AN V.87)
- Trying to figure out the results of ~ is sure to drive you crazy: AN IV.77
- Inner goodness is measured by the goodness of one's actions: AN IV.85
- Act like a dog, and that's what you'll become: MN 57
- How ~ accounts for the fortune and misfortune of beings: MN 135
- A more detailed explanation of ~: MN 136
- The Buddha's Words on Kamma (Ñanamoli Thera)
- "Karma" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Study Guide: "Kamma"
- "Kamma and the Ending of Kamma" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "A Remedy for Despair" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- "A Refuge in Skillful Action," in Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "Samsara Divided by Zero" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "Skillfulness" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "The Thirty-One Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Karuna (compassion).
See also
Brahmavihara.
- As a factor leading to liberation: AN VI.13
- Systematic practice of ~: SN XLII.8
- Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN V.161
- Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body).
See also
Satipatthana (frames of reference).
- The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: MN 119
- Khandha (the five aggregates of clinging/being).
See also
Upadana (clinging);
Vipassana (insight).
- See the suttas in the Khandhavagga of the Samyutta Nikaya.
- A summary of the five ~: SN XXII.48
- Identification with the ~ as the cause of self-view: SN XXII.1
- Identifying the five ~ as "self" is the cause of affliction: SN XXII.1
- Voidness of the ~: SN XXII.95
- Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN XXVII.10
- See each of its constituents:
- Khanti (patience, forbearance).
See also
Anger;
Paramis.
- How to develop ~: MN 21
- Cultivating ~ while being beaten and stabbed (Ven. Punna's view): SN XXXV.88
- A heated debate between two deities on the merits of ~: SN XI.5
- Khuddaka Nikaya.
- Kilesa (defilements -- passion (lobha), aversion (dosa), and delusion (moha) -- in their various forms).
See also
Anger;
Asava;
Avijja (ignorance);
Nivarana (hindrances).
- As a source of harm and suffering in the world: SN III.23
- As putrefaction: AN III.129
- As stains/enemies/murderers/etc.: Iti 88
- Abandonment of ~ as a guarantee of non-return: Iti 1-8
- ~ form the root of unskillful action: Iti 50
- ~ burn like fire: Iti 93
- ~ are like dirty stains on an otherwise clean cloth: MN 7
- Kusala (skillfulness, wholesomeness).
See also
Manners;
Sila (virtue).
- Pain.
See also
Illness;
Vedana (feeling).
- Pali canon.
- Pali language.
- Pañca-sila (the five precepts) -- see Precepts
- Pañña (discernment, wisdom).
See also
Paramis.
- Papañca (complication, proliferation).
- Paramis (perfections).
- Parents.
See also
Children;
Family.
- The anguish an aging ~ feels when his children show no gratitude: SN VII.14
- ~ should at least make sure that their children grow up to respect the precepts: Iti 74
- One's ~ should be respected as great teachers and devas: Iti 106
- Supporting one's ~: Sn II.4
- At one time or another, we have all been each other's ~: SN XV.14
- Reverence for one's ~ as a blessing: Dhp 332
- Childrens' duties to their parents: DN 31
- Parents' duties to their children: DN 31
- Parinibbana (total release; complete liberation).
See also Nibbana.
- Eye-witness accounts of the Buddha's ~: SN VI.15
- Parisa (Buddha's following).
- Pasada (clarity and serene confidence).
See also
Samvega.
- Paticca-samuppada (Dependent co-arising).
See also
Samsara.
- Patience -- see Khanti.
- Patimokkha (monks' and nuns' rules of conduct).
See also
Vinaya.
- Perception -- see Sañña.
- Perfections -- see Paramis.
- Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades).
See also
Planes of Existence, Thirty-One.
- Phassa (contact).
See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- As the conjunction of sense-base + sensory object + sense consciousness: MN 148
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Piti (rapture; bliss)
See also
Jhana.
- Planes of Existence, Thirty-One.
See also
Devas;
Hell;
Kamma;
Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades);
Sagga (heaven);
Samsara.
- Pleasure.
See also
Happiness;
Pain;
Sensuality;
Vedana (feeling).
- Precepts.
See also
Lay Buddhist practice;
Refuge;
Sila.
- Protection.
See also
Precepts;
Sila.
- Psychic powers -- see Supranormal powers.
- Pschology and Buddhism.
See also
Abhidhamma.
- Puñña (merit, inner wealth).
- As a blessing: Dhp 331
- ~ accumulates slowly, like water dripping into a pot: Dhp 122
- Benefits of ~ in this life and the next:
Dhp 16,
Dhp 18
- Infidelity erodes one's accumulated ~: Dhp 310
- How to gain immeasurable ~: Dhp 195
- Do meritorious deeds to increase your store for future lives: SN III.20
- Don't be afraid of ~: Iti 22
- The arahant's actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil:
Dhp 39,
Dhp 267,
Dhp 412
- Repeated performance of meritorious deeds brings ease: Dhp 118
- Three grounds for meritorious action: Iti 60
- As a fund to be looked after: Khp 8
- As the means of attaining true happiness: AN V.43
- Is making ~ the best one can aspire to in this short life?: SN II.19
- "Merit," in Awareness Itself (Ajaan Fuang)
- "Merit and Spiritual Growth" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Radiant Mind
- Rapture -- see Piti.
- Realms of Existence -- see Planes of Existence.
- Rebirth.
See also
Hell;
Jati (birth);
Kamma;
Sagga (heaven).
- Recollections, ten (anussati).
- Recollection of the Buddha (buddhanussati):
SN XI.3,
AN III.71,
AN XI.12,
AN XI.13
- Recollection of the Dhamma (dhammanussati):
SN XI.3,
AN III.71,
AN XI.12,
AN XI.13
- Recollection of the Sangha (sanghanussati):
SN XI.3,
AN III.71,
AN XI.12,
AN XI.13
- Recollection of one's own virtues (silanussati):
AN III.71,
AN XI.12,
AN XI.13
- Recollection of one's own generosity (caganussati):
AN XI.12,
AN XI.13
- Recollection of the devas (devatanussati):
AN III.71,
AN XI.12,
AN XI.13
- Mindfulness of death (maranasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of the body (kayagatasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of breathing (anapanasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Recollection of peace (upasamanussati): Iti 90
- Study Guide: "The Ten Recollections"
- Refuge.
See also
Precepts;
Tiratana (the Three Gems).
- Relics.
See also
Devotion.
- Remorse.
See also
Sila.
- Renunciation -- see Nekkhamma.
- Respect.
- Restraint.
See also
Celibacy;
Contentment with little;
Nekkhamma (renunciation);
Sensuality.
- Revenge.
- Right Action -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Concentration -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Effort -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Intention -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Livelihood -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Mindfulness -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Resolve -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Speech -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right View -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Rituals and ceremonies.
See also
Devotion;
Lay Buddhist practice.
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